The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24941 - August 30, 2011

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Ageless English minister about to join another party? EVERGREEN
Carrying clubs, left in agitated state EXCITED
Caustic monarch noted for reform ERODENT
Chest of person unpopular with audience, say? COFFER
Companion embraced by a fellow presenter ANCHORMAN
Conservative propensity for sponging, perhaps? CLEANING
Country folk beginning to type declaration STATEMENT
Customary practice adopted by unscrupulous agents USAGE
Endless to-do about press employee's first formal wear SUBFUSC
Erratic drama about Northumbrian sailor? PLANETARY
Fraud in charge of section CONIC
Get some money back on food container, its contents ridiculously dear TRADEIN
Head off big cat on eastern mountain EIGER
Hoofed mammal's stench enveloping river on cape PRONGHORN
Man, possibly, dipping into chapter about drawing CRAYON
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One contributing more danger in the countryside ADDER
Organised and neat, like some Italian poetry DANTEAN
Overindulge in east end of village adjoining Crosby BINGE
Pay head to conceal learner driver's location FOOTPLATE
Prepare players to become militiamen TRAINBAND
Record a toff turned up outside Italian city BOLOGNA
Reportedly a Mediterranean island's symbol of mourning CYPRESS
SI unit's not right, finally, resulting in strain SIEVE
Something taken by those withdrawing consent LEAVE
Speech about city dropping a point in scoring ORCHESTRATION
Take off hurriedly for difficult climb SCRAMBLE
Throw light on artillery woman embroiled in current charge IRRADIATE
Unusual crime involving sanctimonious quack EMPIRIC
US equivalent of our leader crashing most recent car CONCERTMASTER
Wandered about listlessly, requiring means of transport MOPED